Spacecraft COMSEC Lead TS/SCI | NSA Certification

K2 Space; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

Job summary

K2 Space is seeking a COMSEC Certification Lead to own NSA certification and accreditation for Type-1 cryptographic systems across spacecraft and ground segments. You'll be K2's primary interface to NSA, certification authorities, and government customers, guiding the certification effort from requirements through approval.

With a focus on translating NSA requirements into engineering tasks, you will build communications and documentation workflows and establish scalable COMSEC processes to

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in COMSEC, information assurance, or cryptographic certification.
• Direct experience taking a system through NSA Type-1 certification and accreditation to operational use.
• Working knowledge of COMSEC handling, accounting, and key management requirements.
• Proven ability to manage relationships with NSA, government customers, and certification authorities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as K2's primary interface to NSA, certification authorities, and government customers on cryptographic certification and accreditation.
• Own the certification and accreditation effort end to end, including planning, schedule, and delivery of artifacts, test evidence, and documentation.
• Translate NSA and customer security requirements into clear, actionable requirements for engineering teams.
• Achieve and maintain approval to operate across K2's spacecraft and ground systems.
• Establish and manage COMSEC handling, accounting, and key management planning.
• Develop operational procedures for COMSEC on on-orbit fleet operations.
• Identify and mitigate supply-chain compliance risks across design and production.
• Build repeatable certification processes that scale across K2's satellite production line.

Skills

COMSEC

Information assurance

Cryptographic certification

NSA certification

Stakeholder management

Project scheduling

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering, computer science, or related technical discipline

Job description

K2 Space is seeking a COMSEC Certification Lead to own NSA certification and accreditation for Type-1 cryptographic systems across spacecraft and ground segments. You'll be K2's primary interface to NSA, certification authorities, and government customers, guiding the certification effort from requirements through approval.

With a focus on translating NSA requirements into engineering tasks, you will build communications and documentation workflows and establish scalable COMSEC processes to